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Ethnic groups in the Caucasus

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region, being replaced by ancient Anatolian and European alleles. Ancient Anatolian alleles are common in the genomes of modern peoples in Georgia and east Turkey (i.e. Georgians from Meskheti province, Laz and Armenians). But for peoples from north Caucasus, ancient Balkan alleles were common. Intensified immigration to the Caucasus during the early post-
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Language Speakers'. The linguistic nationalities that we now recognise are somewhat artificial. Two hundred years, ago a person's loyalty was to their friends, kin, village and chief and not primarily to their language group. The difference between steppe, mountain and plain was far more important
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significantly contributed to the genetic makeup of modern Caucasian populations but the proportion of CHG alleles are highest in modern peoples that live close to the archaeological sites in western Georgia, where the bones of CHG were discovered. The proportion gradually decreases away from this
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Nasidze, Ivan; Quinque, Dominique; Rahmani, Manijeh; Alemohamad, Seyed Ali; Stoneking, Mark (April 2006). "Concomitant Replacement of Language and mtDNA in South Caspian Populations of Iran". Curr. Biol. 16 (7): 668–73. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2006.02.021.
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South Slope proper: On the south side of the Caucasus the mountains fall quickly to the plains and there is only a small transition zone. The inhabitants were either Georgians with mountain customs or northern mountaineers who had moved south. The
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than difference of language. Only the southern half (and the southernmost part of Dagestan) had organized states, usually Persian or Turkish vassals and few, if any, of these states corresponded well to language groups.
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about 1618. In 1771 many returned to their original homeland and they contracted to their present location in the far northeast, Nogais temporarily taking their place. In the southeast were the isolated
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nomads occupied almost all of the steppe north of the Caucasus. In the nineteenth century they were pushed far southeast to their present location. Formerly part of the eastern steppe was occupied by
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had moved south and were surrounded on three sides by Georgians. East of the Ossets and south of the Ingush-Chechens were three groups of Georgian mountaineers on both sides of the mountain crest:
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Black Sea coast: In the northwest the mountains came down to the sea and the population was Circassian. Southward the coastal plain broadened and the population was
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were semi-nomadic shepherds with small groups in various places and concentrations in Kars province and Nakhchivan. In the far southeast were the Iranian Talysh.
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ethnic groups in northern Iran (near the Caspian Sea) have been proven to be genetically similar to Armenians, Georgians and Azeris. This indicates that the
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Arthur Tsutsiev and Nora Seligman Favorov (translator) Atlas of the Ethno-Political History of the Caucasus, 2014, Map 4 supplemented by Maps 12,18 and 31.
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but were mostly spread out as a minority all over Asia Minor. There were groups of Azeris west of their main area who tended to blend with the Turks. The
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Kovalevskaia, V. B "Central Ciscaucasia in Antiquity and Early Middle Ages: Caucasian Substratum and Migrations of the Iranic-Speaking Tribes." (1988).
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The largest peoples speaking languages which belong to the Caucasian language families and who are currently resident in the Caucasus are the
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against the Russians. For the small groups south of the Ingush-Chechens see South Slope below. To the east along the coast were the Turkic
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with about 3,000,000-5,000,000 speakers. Georgians are the only Caucasian people who have their own undisputedly independent state—
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Caucasians who speak languages which have long been indigenous to the region are generally classified into three groups:
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and are indigenous to what is today Iraq, Northeastern Syria, Northwestern Iran, and Southeastern Turkey. They are
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and Mazanderani ethnic groups are people that immigrated from the Caucasus region to what is now northern Iran.
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were Chechens south of the mountains. Near the Georgian-Azeri linguistic border there were some Avars and
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Gavashelishvili, Alexander; Yanchukov, Alexey; Tarkhnishvili, David; Murtskhvaladze, Marine (2021).
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and had a growing Christian minority. East of the future highway was a north-south band of
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O.Balanovsky et al., "Parallel Evolution of Genes and Languages in the Caucasus Region",
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or Georgian Muslims. In Kars province there were Turks, Kurds and Armenians. The
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This gives ethnic locations about 1775 before the Russians came. NECLS means '
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Language groups in the Caucasus are closely correlated to genetic ancestry.
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or Georgian-speaking Muslims. In the north Azeri area were a few
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in 1607. Today they form a majority in the autonomous republic of
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in the Caucasus number approximately 35,000 people, and live in
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The largest of the Turkic-speaking peoples in the Caucasus are
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was reported in 1728 as having rented winter pastures near the
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independent republic, though not recognised internationally),
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Further South, the land becomes higher. In the west were the
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spoke similar Turkic languages. East of the Balkars were the
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All the peoples of mountain Dagestan were NECLS except the
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From Astrakhan to the Terek River there were the Buddhist
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were Georgian mountaineers. In the center the Iranian
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For Caucasian in pseudoscientific racial studies, see
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was also home to a significant minority of ethnic (
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Diverse group comprising more than 50 ethnic groups
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In the Caucasus region, they live in 1192:has Europe's only Buddhist government. 1092:Caucasus Jews of two sub-ethnic groups 5708: 5697: 3867: 3149:Armenian Apostolic in Georgia, Russia 975:and their largest concentration is in 5797: 5795: 4691:– Buddhist Mongols who migrated from 4352: 7: 4672:Language Speakers' and NWCLS means ' 4416: 4306: 1292:is around 35 million (15 million in 1066:regions of the Caucasus and 1400 in 4660:Homeland of peoples of the Caucasus 4510: 3915: 3899: 3883: 1288:(before 1990). The total number of 1085:, and speak and write Mesopotamian 559:in more than 40 countries (such as 5893:(2011), doi:10.1093/molbev/msr126. 4591: 4079: 25: 5607:. 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Based on genetic studies the 4575: 4276: 4200: 891:reside in the western areas of 4623: 4232: 3851: 3835: 3819: 959:) that centred on the town of 1: 5466:. Journal of Human Evolution. 5447:- enthnic caucasian backsword 5405:Abkhazians of African descent 4704:in the center of the steppe. 4641: 4494: 4136: 4063: 471:Northwest Caucasian languages 241:Northeast Caucasian languages 133:Ethnic groups inhabiting the 6879:Ethnic minorities in Georgia 6869:Ethnic minorities in Armenia 5603:Stephen Adolphe Wurm et al. 5323:Groom wearing a chokha at a 5180:clansmen in Georgia, c. 1910 5032:, or Azerbaijani woman from 4338: 4322: 4184: 3931: 1184:on the western shore of the 1130:. As well as descendants of 1054:. There are up to 15,000 in 6884:Ethnic minorities in Russia 5915:(17985) – via Nature. 5358:Mullahs at the Mosque near 4979:According to a 2021 study, 4607: 4464: 4432: 4400: 4368: 3965: 3475:Assyrian Church of the East 1083:Assyrian Church of the East 1062:, up to 15,000 in southern 971:mostly live in the Russian 567:, the countries of Europe, 186:Northwest Caucasian peoples 182:Northeast Caucasian peoples 6921: 4969: 4963: 4480: 4384: 4262: 4248: 4168: 4152: 4120: 4095: 4047: 4031: 4015: 3990: 1146: 1106:: a population of nomadic 1081:, mainly followers of the 551:(about 1,000,000) and the 75: 29: 6864: 6436: 5880:. Retrieved 4 April 2014. 5813:Mjorawrote, Mjora Mjora. 5410:Languages of the Caucasus 4831: 4814:were the Turkic-speaking 3338:Shia Islam in Azerbaijan 2926:Orthodox Christianity in 1164:is the name given to the 951:region acquired from the 901:autonomous Kurdish region 145:The village of Tindi, in 78:North Caucasian languages 5079:Chechen family from 1920 2091:Khasavyurtovsky District 6905:Peoples of the Caucasus 5644:"Mingrelian in Georgia" 5430:Ethnic groups in Europe 3038:8,000,000 - 16,000,000 2859:Tsezic (Didoic) people 2830:Tsezic (Didoic) people 2803:Tsezic (Didoic) people 2776:Tsezic (Didoic) people 991:and the former Russian 903:was created in 1923 in 436:Tsezic (Didoic) peoples 54:peoples of the Caucasus 5707:Cite journal requires 5425:Homo erectus georgicus 5024:An Armenian girl from 4732:Georgian Military Road 3317:1,200,000 - 2,000,000 3307:Orthodox Christianity 3248:Orthodox Christianity 3215:Orthodox Christianity 3185:Sunni Islam in Turkey 3162:2,000,000 - 2,500,000 3151:Sunni Islam in Turkey 2748:Tsezic (Didoic) people 2663:Orthodox Christianity 2505:Northeast caucasianss 1814:Orthodox Christianity 1785:Orthodox Christianity 1756:Orthodox Christianity 1727:Orthodox Christianity 1698:Orthodox Christianity 1669:Orthodox Christianity 1640:Orthodox Christianity 1611:Orthodox Christianity 1582:Orthodox Christianity 1553:Orthodox Christianity 1490:Orthodox Christianity 1457:Orthodox Christianity 1405:107,800 - 1,500,000 661: 647: 640:Ethnolinguistic groups 173: 150: 138: 126: 115: 49: 42:Ethnolinguistic groups 5852:Ethno-kavkaz.narod.ru 5848:"население дагестана" 5819:mjora.livejournal.com 5802:Georgian census, 2014 5752:"Svan/Udi/Tsova-Tush" 5067:warrior, 19th century 4970:Further information: 4780:and west of them the 3781:Sunni and Shia Islam 3518:Eastern and Northern 3015:Northwest caucasians 2986:Northwest caucasians 2955:Northwest caucasians 2880:Northwest caucasians 2851:Northeast caucasians 2822:Northeast caucasians 2795:Northeast caucasians 2768:Northeast caucasians 2739:Northeast caucasians 2710:Northeast caucasians 2681:Northeast caucasians 2650:Northeast caucasians 2619:Northeast caucasians 2590:Northeast caucasians 2561:Northeast caucasians 2532:Northeast caucasians 2478:Northeast caucasians 2451:Northeast caucasians 2422:Northeast caucasians 2393:Northeast caucasians 2362:Northeast caucasians 2331:Northeast caucasians 2300:Northeast caucasians 2271:Northeast caucasians 2242:Northeast caucasians 2213:Northeast caucasians 2184:Northeast caucasians 2153:Northeast caucasians 2124:Northeast caucasians 2095:Northeast caucasians 2066:Northeast caucasians 2039:Northeast caucasians 2036:Tsumadinsky District 2012:Northeast caucasians 1983:Northeast caucasians 1954:Northeast caucasians 1925:Northeast caucasians 1394:Orthodox Christianity 1104:Arabs in the Caucasus 957:Treaty of San Stefano 887:part of Georgia. 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3265: 3262: 3260: 3257: 3256: 3253: 3252: 3247: 3245: 3242: 3240: 3237: 3234: 3232: 3229: 3226: 3224: 3223: 3219: 3218: 3214: 3211: 3209: 3206: 3203: 3201: 3198: 3195: 3193: 3190: 3189: 3186: 3182: 3180: 3177: 3175: 3172: 3169: 3167: 3164: 3161: 3159: 3158:Pontic Greeks 3156: 3155: 3152: 3148: 3145: 3143: 3140: 3137: 3135: 3132: 3129: 3127: 3124: 3123: 3119: 3116: 3114: 3111: 3108: 3106: 3103: 3100: 3098: 3095: 3094: 3090: 3087: 3085: 3081: 3078: 3075: 3072: 3070: 3067: 3066: 3063: 3060: 3058: 3055: 3053: 3050: 3048: 3045: 3043: 3040: 3037: 3035: 3034: 3030: 3029: 3025: 3022: 3020: 3017: 3014: 3012: 3009: 3006: 3004: 3001: 3000: 2996: 2993: 2991: 2988: 2985: 2983: 2980: 2977: 2975: 2972: 2971: 2967: 2965: 2962: 2960: 2957: 2954: 2952: 2949: 2946: 2944: 2943: 2939: 2938: 2935: 2934: 2929: 2925: 2923: 2920: 2918: 2915: 2913: 2910: 2908: 2905: 2902: 2900: 2897: 2896: 2892: 2890: 2887: 2885: 2882: 2879: 2877: 2874: 2871: 2869: 2866: 2865: 2861: 2858: 2856: 2853: 2850: 2848: 2845: 2842: 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2400: 2398: 2395: 2392: 2390: 2387: 2384: 2382: 2379: 2378: 2374: 2372: 2371:Lezgic people 2369: 2367: 2364: 2361: 2359: 2356: 2353: 2351: 2348: 2347: 2343: 2341: 2338: 2336: 2333: 2330: 2328: 2325: 2322: 2320: 2317: 2316: 2312: 2310: 2307: 2305: 2302: 2299: 2297: 2294: 2291: 2289: 2286: 2285: 2281: 2278: 2276: 2273: 2270: 2268: 2265: 2262: 2260: 2257: 2256: 2252: 2249: 2247: 2244: 2241: 2239: 2236: 2233: 2231: 2228: 2227: 2223: 2220: 2218: 2215: 2212: 2210: 2207: 2204: 2202: 2199: 2198: 2194: 2191: 2189: 2186: 2183: 2181: 2178: 2175: 2173: 2170: 2169: 2165: 2163: 2160: 2158: 2155: 2152: 2150: 2147: 2144: 2142: 2139: 2138: 2134: 2131: 2129: 2126: 2123: 2121: 2118: 2115: 2113: 2110: 2109: 2105: 2102: 2100: 2097: 2094: 2092: 2089: 2086: 2084: 2081: 2080: 2076: 2073: 2071: 2068: 2065: 2062: 2059: 2057: 2054: 2053: 2049: 2046: 2044: 2041: 2038: 2035: 2032: 2030: 2027: 2026: 2022: 2019: 2017: 2014: 2011: 2009: 2006: 2003: 2001: 1998: 1997: 1993: 1990: 1988: 1985: 1982: 1980: 1977: 1974: 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1072:Mesopotamians 1069: 1065: 1061: 1057: 1053: 1050:and southern 1049: 1045: 1041: 1037: 1034: 1033: 1032: 1030: 1022: 1020: 1018: 1014: 1010: 1006: 1002: 998: 994: 990: 986: 982: 978: 974: 970: 966: 962: 958: 954: 950: 946: 945:Pontic Greeks 942: 938: 934: 930: 926: 922: 918: 917:Lori Province 914: 910: 909:Pontic Greeks 906: 902: 898: 894: 890: 886: 885: 880: 879: 874: 873:South Ossetia 870: 866: 862: 858: 854: 850: 846: 842: 841: 836: 832: 828: 824: 820: 811: 807: 803: 800: 799: 797: 794: 792: 789: 785: 782: 780: 777: 775: 772: 770: 767: 763: 760: 757: 754: 752: 749: 748: 747: 744: 741: 738: 735: 732: 731: 729: 728:Iranian group 726: 722: 721:Pontic Greeks 719: 717: 713: 710: 709: 707: 704: 701: 698: 696: 693: 689: 686: 684: 681: 679: 676: 675: 674: 671: 670: 669: 667: 666:Indo-European 660: 656: 652: 645: 641: 637: 631:Indo-European 630: 628: 626: 622: 618: 614: 610: 606: 602: 598: 595:), Cherkess ( 594: 590: 586: 582: 578: 574: 573:United States 570: 566: 562: 558: 554: 550: 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Index

North Caucasians
Caucasian race

Ethnolinguistic groups
Caucasus
ethnic groups
Caucasus
North Caucasian languages

Georgians
Persians
Azerbaijan
Circassians
Tatars
Ingush

Shatili

Caucasus

Dagestan

Ossetians
Circassians
Kabardians
Chechen
Kartvelian peoples
Northeast Caucasian peoples
Northwest Caucasian peoples
Kartvelian languages

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